Sale of Registered Fell Ponies on Behalf of the Fell Pony Society, Saturday 25th October 2025
With an entry of 109 ponies ranging from broodmares, ponies broken to ride, drive or ready to be backed, down to newly weaned foals, there was something for everyone.
The pre-sale show, judged by Glynis Cockbain, saw the Championship rosette go to Lot 31 Meadowpark Masterpiece from Gareth and Rachel Dunn. A 2 year old bay colt by Drybarrows Clearwater and out of Greenholme Blossom. A real quality Fell pony purchased out of this sale as a foal and going on to sell for 2600gns.
Reserve Champion was awarded to Lot 69 Brackenbank Winston, a black colt by Bybeck Angelo out of Brackenbank Violet from the Wilkinson family.
The sale was topped by Lot 12 Llanerchbrook Caraway from Helen Wenden; an 8 year old black mare by Waverhead Copper who had been used as a broodmare, successfully shown in-hand and now broken and riding away, selling for 2800gns.
Other prices were Lot 8 Holling Tarren consigned by B Bracewell, a 5 year old mare, lightly broken and selling for 2200gns followed by Lot 6 Waverfoot Lillibet from Hilary Lightfoot selling to 2000gns.
Amongst the 1 – 3 year old ponies, Hilary Lightfoot also sold Waverfoot Gipsy Queen, a 3 year old filly to 1900gns. Mr P Hodgson sold 2 year old Nortontowers Ollie at 1500gns followed by 3 year old Winstervale Bracken from GT Hodgson and Llanerchbrook Darcy, a grey 2 year old filly both selling for 1400gns.
The foals topped twice at 2000gns for Greenholme Tamsyn by Greenholme Diego and Greenholme Tasha by Greenholme Quirky from John Potter who also sold other filly foals at 1600gns, 1500gns and 1050gns. Greenholme Tasha will be travelling all the way to Denmark shortly.
Colt foals were topped by Brackenbank Jim Bob, a black colt by Bybeck Angelo, from the Wilkinson family and selling to 1300gns. The family being awarded the Isobel Potter Trophy, kindly awarded by the Fell Pony Heritage Trust for the highest priced colt foal.
Mountain and Moorlands
This section was topped by the Dales ponies. Griseburn Lady Mary Kate, a quality and well presented 8 year old broodmare from G & R Dunn who sold at 4000gns. This same home also sold Earnwell Mally a 2 year old part-bred Dales, lightly broken at 2500gns and Castlehill Poppy a 16 year old ridden and successful broodmare to 1500gns. JK& M Metcalf sold their quality yearling filly, Bolam Daisy at 3000gns and M&G German sold their grey yearling Section B filly to 2200gns.
The Shetlands were all keenly bid for and were topped by the very last in the ring, Shadyrocks Millie, a miniature bay (mushroom carrier) filly foal from C Brown of Bradford at 1200gns. This was followed by Hallans Oreo Latte a miniature filly foal at 1100gns and Hallans Black Magic a very well marked miniature filly foal at 1050gns from Gaynor Crook.
The next sale is 15th November for all types and breeds with a special section for Registered Shetland ponies. Entries close Friday 31st October.